When do you know you've made it? (light-hearted humour.)

[John Eacott]

Ultralights,



And of course the certificate in your wallet has your personal initials as the aircraft rego

[JSM]

well

When you can upgrade can afford to upgrade your Jepps binders from Plastic to Premium Leather

[Soulman]

Well, I reckon you know when you've made it when instead of the instructor calling you a RETARD, the plane itself calls you one... Everytime you are about to land!

Soulman.

[Going Nowhere]

I think you've made it when you look out your office window and think to yourself. "God I pity those bastards stuck in their buildings all the way down there!"

[kavu]

When you don't have to buy a newspaper. You just read one that the passengers have left behind.

[Transition Layer]

When whatever you're flying has windscreen wipers....

[Bagot_Community_Locator]

Wipers ?

Some Chieftains have wipers. A Chieftain also has an aisle, but I wouldn't consider a Chieftain as "making it".

[SmoothCriminal]

So does the De-Havilland Dove....Wipers - the only hydraulic thing in it. Still coupla them floating around the joint.
Well.....errrr....ummm.....maybe we could've call it'making it' if it was the late 50's

Smoothie

[Pass-A-Frozo]

When people start asking "When will you retire from the airlines" instead of "So are you planning on trying for the airlines".

[Transition Layer]

B_C_L/Smoothie,

Yeah after typing it I did remember seeing a Mojave with wipers. Regardless, I'd probably consider a Chieftain as making it at the moment!!!

It's all relative!

TL

[SmoothCriminal]

Transition ;

Agreed..... These days at times Chieftain pays more than a FO in a Tinny anyways ..... So....Agreed

Smoothie

[Pinky the pilot]

Oi you lot........Don't badmouth Chieftains!!!!!!!
Or you'll have to deal with me!

You only live twice. Once when
you're born. Once when
you've looked death in the face.

[The Monst.]

When 80 nm or more is your TOP OF DESCENT rather than your first leg of the day.

[Willie Nelson]

80 nm is your TOD, standard descent profile is 280/240 knots (conducted at flight idle.)

I am privileged enough to have moved on from Chieftains now however, I remember a time when I thought that if I never flew anything bigger I would live and die a happy man, thats still true, but it only gets bigger and better from there.

Dang, I love this job!

[KnifeEdge]

I always thought that by the time I get to fly a plane where the nosewheel is behind me I'd be a happy man

[poteroo]

When everything in your hangar has the training wheel directly under the rudder

happy days,

[itchybum]

When you can't see the wingtips from the cockpit and you've never been down to the back if the aircraft. Ever.

[Major Cong]

While playing on Jane's simulations with your young son you turn and ask "Do you want to be a pilot when you grow up ?" and he replies "no way I don't want to end up drinking the beer in the local pub!" .......

[FEW VB 1700]

- When you are sitting in your canteen at work, look through the window and notice there are two car parks allocated to representatives from companies "Rolls Royce" and "General Electric"

[kiwi chick]

When I know what RVSM means